Makes me popular with the utility company, probably. :wink: But, seriously, whatever impact May has on my power usage is a tiny fraction of air conditioning in Arizona. On the flip side, I pay next to nothing for heating / gas. Either way it's all factored into the operating costs of "living...

I agree with @DJJEZ--just play music, and reserve judgment for maybe 1-200 hours. My personal attitude is that it isn't worth any anxiety or second-guessing about burn-in other than to be aware that it may be a thing and after a period of time it no longer matters whether it was ever real. I...

Hard to say since I never turn mine off. :wink: Since resistance changes with temperature, and I believe May is doing some kind of correction to the ladder to reach the accuracy levels it hits, I do believe it's necessary to let it warm up / hit equilibrium to settle into "final form" sound...

Yes! Apparently I'm still recovering from travels, lol. I was gone for the first 2/3 of March, and have been catching up on work since I got back. Still super busy, but took a moment to check in to see what was happening with the new meet, and saw I missed a few things. I've been to so many...

Haha. All of those things. :-) I'm very reluctant to extract May from its place in my home theater since it's at the bottom of a rack, pretty well wired-in, and challenging to transport. But I can bring my Ferrum stack to the next meet. That's my daily driver setup.

Update: I did pick up the Tube Mini base at the show. Also, Susvara on 465 remains mind-bendingly good. I'm hearing mine is on track for end-of-March completion. Will bring it to next meet.

Speaking of the Tube Mini, Woo has formally announced the base for sale. I'm hoping to pick one up in NYC. Otherwise will order one. It's a bit pricy, but includes a battery, which explains the very clean, silent performance compared to direct phone connection...

I will also be there, but unsure of availability of RAAL stuff for demo / tour (I can inquire).

Haha, you and me both! My phone is full of pics of me invading various local businesses with good head-fi to show them what they're lacking. OK, maybe Petco isn't part of the problem. 😂 Anyway, DM incoming about some kind of meetup, possibly.

You're not old, you're NOS. ;-)

Sorry, never saw the Head-Fi notice. That's a custom job by Double Helix Cables.

I think that will remain a popular item to share for some time to come. I believe Ryan has taken a batch or two of public orders now, but I think the wait might be 6 months? In any case, they're getting out into the wild, but they might be hard to come by for a while yet. I'm looking forward...

Oh, I thought this thread was closed to responses? I neglected to post thoughts right after the meet and by the time I recalled I thought it was too late. But let's see if it allows me to share my modest setup. I brought my Modhouse Tungsten DS and a little rig to demo it, consisting of...

I got my custom case from MyCaseBuilder, and the printing is phenomenal! The fit ended up perfect, too--the outer radius of the headband fits snugly in the cutout, which is just how I wanted it--nothing moves around in transit. As much as I liked all of the designs I came up with before, I...

I've ordered my custom case + foam for 1266 (design to be revealed later). Manufacturing estimate is 12-15 business days. Once that comes in (and I get my 1266 back from Abyss) I can do the all-important test fit and make sure the cutouts work. If anything is off, I can respin the design...

Awesome seller! Thanks for making my first purchase on Head-Fi a pleasant one. Communication, packing, and shipping were all very professional, and my purchase arrived exactly as pictured.

UM Smart Sound app is available for Android now. I don't have a whole lot to add that hasn't been discussed here already. I picked up a set of these out of curiosity since the rest of the world seems enamored with TWS buds, and I wanted to see what UM bone conduction could add to the formula...

Greetings, fellow Abyss enthusiasts! I just recently acquired a 1266 TC. Unfortunately, mine has weak bass in the right side, so off to Abyss it has gone for inspection / cleaning. Meanwhile, I went a little overboard at MyCaseBuilder designing custom foam for 1266 based on the Pelican Air...

From comparing Red October to Nautilus at SoCal, the Nautilus seems a bit punchier vs the RO's soft and smooth presentation. Both are exquisite experiences. I was happy I didn't get upgrade-itis from Red October. :sweat_smile: Should add that, like Red October, Nautilus is less precise and...

So, just got this a couple days ago.... This was a custom design through MyCaseBuilder. They turned it into a design template, so this link should hopefully let anyone else modify and order a similar case (minus the lid graphics, which are an upcharge). Fit for the amp and power supply are...

Yeah, that's an old pic. I am now using a collab cable from Double Helix / Viking Weave for my D8KP LE instead of the stock "jumprope." Picked this up from Mimic Audio (also where I got my headphone). Not sure if it's still available, but it's a stunner!

+1 to all the D8000 Pro LE synergy comments. That has been a favorite pairing with HM1. Glad others are enjoying it as well. Yesterday I was running HE6SEv2 on Hm1, And that's starting to come alive. Out of the box it was hands down the worst thing I'd heard on HM1, lol, but also sounded...

FWIW, I bought mine blind based on reviews from friends who heard it at Munich last year, and because of the well-advertised fact that the run sizes are extremely limited. I gambled that if it didn't live up to my expectations I'd be able to flip it, but as it turns out the performance blew me...

HM1 pre into Nautilus feels like the absolute best of all worlds to me. I agree tubes are special. I also appreciate solid state with planars for accuracy of engineered sounds (e.g., electronic music). With HM1 as pre, I can toggle the Pre-out/HP-out switch to toggle between pure SS and tubes...

Not yet, but that's also on the horizon. I have a McIntosh C2600 tube pre for my loudspeaker setup, and that's got an integrated phono stage, so when I finally get around to vinyl I will have that feed my headphone amps. Need to work out how to reassign HM1 as either an amp or a pre to...